A class action lawsuit has been filed in San Joaquin County Superior Court by Consumer Advocates Rights Enforcement Society, Inc., a California not for profit consumer rights advocacy corporation, and two other individuals, who are local internet users. The suit is filed against 180SOLUTIONS, INC., METRICS DIRECT, KEITH SMITH, DANIEL TODD, KENNETH SMITH, DIRECTREVENUE, LLC, CHRIS DOWHAN, JOSHUA ABRAM, BYRON UDELL, BETTERINTERNET, LLC, and EXACT ADVERTISING.
The lawsuit alleges the defendants engage in unfair acts and practices in connection with their unlawful marketing and their unlawful distribution of software programs that cause an invasion of privacy to consumers, trespass to chattels, unlawful drive-by computer software downloads, interference with use and enjoyment of personal property; nuisance, computer malfunction and destruction of personal property, in violation of California Civil Code §1770 et seq. and California Business and Professions Codes §17200, 17500 and 22947.
The suit is brought on behalf of all those subjected to the offending software. The lawsuit seeks an injunction prohibiting defendants from distributing the software that contains offending characteristics as well as compensatory and punitive damages. The lawsuit also seeks payment of the attorney's fees and costs incurred in bringing suit against defendants.
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